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The enduring L.A. punk band Social Distortion has overcome numerous personnel shifts, the demise of the Los Angeles hardcore scene that spawned them, and the heroin addiction of singer/guitarist/bandleader Mike Ness to achieve a measure mainstream acceptance for their rootsy, hard-hitting punk without compromise. Inspired by the fertile L.A. punk scene, Ness formed the group in 1978 with drummer Casey Royer and brothers Frank (bass) and Rikk Agnew (guitar). When the brothers left to join the Adolescents, Ness' schoolmate Dennis Danell joined on bass; the next few years saw a revolving-door membership. When the group finally recorded its debut album, Mommy's Little Monster in 1983, the band consisted of Ness, Danell (now on guitar), bassist Brent Liles, and drummer Derek O'Brien. Their music was often described as a punk version of the Rolling Stones, and "Another State of Mind" was one of the few punk videos to air on MTV in 1984. However, the band took four years to record a follow-up, as Ness descended into heroin addiction and self-consciously rebellious behavior. Liles and O'Brien left, and Ness, after straightening himself out, finally regrouped in 1988 with John Maurer on bass and Chris Reece on drums. This lineup recorded Prison Bound, a mature album broadening Social Distortion's roots rock influences with a country feel. Their self-titled 1990 effort included a cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and returned the group to MTV via "Ball and Chain." Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell became their most popular album to date, producing a minor radio hit in "Bad Luck" and keeping with their now-established blend of punk, blues, country, and rockabilly. Social Distortion took an extended hiatus following the release of Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, returning in 1996 with White Light, White Heat, White Trash, which proved to be a moderate hit on MTV and modern-rock radio; former Black Flag and D.O.A. drummer Chuck Biscuits made his debut on the album, following the departure of Reece. Live at the Roxy followed in 1998, and a year later Ness issued a pair of solo albums, Cheating at Solitaire and the covers collection Under the Influences. Danell died February 29, 2000 of an apparent brain aneurysm; the guitarist was just 38-years-old. In the fall of 2000, Jonny Wickersham signed on as the group's new guitarist, and Charlie Quintana took over on drums from the often busy Biscuits. After extensive touring, the band went back into the studio in 2004 to record Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll. Another six years passed before Social D returned to recording. Produced by Mike Ness himself, 2011's glossy-but-muscular Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes featured a new lineup, with bassist Brent Harding and the son of Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo, drummer David Hidalgo Jr. joining Wickersham and Ness.
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1945 |
Rodney On The ROQ Volume 2
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1945 |
24 Hours Of Hardcore
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1945 (13th Floor) |
Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)
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1945 (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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1945 (Posh Boy) |
Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)
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99 To Life |
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
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99 To Life |
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A Place In My Heart |
Social Distortion
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All The Answers |
Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)
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All The Answers |
Mommy's Little Monster
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Alone And Forsaken |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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Angels Wings |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Angels Wings |
Sex, Love And Rock N' Roll
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Another State Of Mind |
Greatest Hits
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Another State Of Mind |
Mommy's Little Monster
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Another State Of Mind (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Anti-Fashion |
Mommy's Little Monster
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Back Street Girl |
Prison Bound
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Bad Luck |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Bad Luck |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Bad Luck |
Greatest Hits
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Bad Luck |
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
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Bad Luck (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Bakersfield |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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Ball And Chain |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Ball And Chain |
Social Distortion
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Ball And Chain |
Greatest Hits
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Ball And Chain (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Born To Lose |
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
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Bye Bye Baby |
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
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California (Hustle And Flow) |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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Can't Take It With You |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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Cold Feelings |
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
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Cold Feelings (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Crown Of Thorns |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Dear Lover |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Death Or Glory |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Diamond In The Rough |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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Don't Drag Me Down |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Don't Drag Me Down (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Don't Take Me For Granted |
Sex, Love And Rock N' Roll
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Don't Think Twice |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Down On The World Again |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Drug Train |
Social Distortion
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Faithless |
Sex, Love And Rock N' Roll
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Far Behind |
Greatest Hits
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Far Side Of Nowhere |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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Folsom Prison Blues |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Footprints On My Ceiling |
Sex, Love And Rock N' Roll
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Gimme The Sweet And Lowdown |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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Gotta Know The Rules |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Highway 101 |
Sex, Love And Rock N' Roll
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Hour Of Darkness |
Mommy's Little Monster
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I Want What I Want |
Prison Bound
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I Was Wrong |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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I Was Wrong |
I Was Wrong
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I Was Wrong |
Greatest Hits
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I Was Wrong (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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I Wasn't Born To Follow |
Sex, Love And Rock N' Roll
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Indulgence |
Prison Bound
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It Coulda Been Me |
Social Distortion
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It Wasn't A Pretty Picture |
Mommy's Little Monster
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It's The Law |
Prison Bound
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It's The Law |
Rock Against Bush Volume 1
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Justice For All |
Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)
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King Of Fools |
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
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Lawless |
Prison Bound
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Let It Be Me |
Social Distortion
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Let It Be Me (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Like An Outlaw (For You) |
Prison Bound
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Live Before You Die |
Sex, Love And Rock N' Roll
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Lonesome Train |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Lost Child |
Prison Bound
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Lude Boy |
24 Hours Of Hardcore
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Machine Gun Blues |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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Mainliner |
Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)
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Making Believe |
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
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Mass Hysteria |
Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)
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Mass Hysteria |
24 Hours Of Hardcore
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Mass Hysteria (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Mommy's Little Monster |
Greatest Hits
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Mommy's Little Monster |
Mommy's Little Monster
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Mommy's Little Monster (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Moral Threat |
Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)
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Moral Threat |
Mommy's Little Monster
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My Gal Treats Me Mean |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Nickels And Dimes |
Sex, Love And Rock N' Roll
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No Pain, No Gain |
Prison Bound
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No Pain, No Gain (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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On My Nerves |
Prison Bound
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Playpen (13th Floor) |
Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)
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Playpen (Posh Boy) |
Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)
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Pleasure Seeker |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Prison Bound |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Prison Bound |
Prison Bound
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Prison Bound |
Greatest Hits
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Prison Bound (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Reach For The Sky |
Sex, Love And Rock N' Roll
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Reach For The Sky |
Greatest Hits
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Reach For The Sky |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Ring Of Fire |
Greatest Hits
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Ring Of Fire |
Social Distortion
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Ring Of Fire |
Free Punk For The Punx Volume 5
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Ring Of Fire (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Road Zombie |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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She's A Knockout |
Social Distortion
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Sick Boys |
Social Distortion
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So Far Away |
Social Distortion
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Sometimes I Do |
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
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Sometimes I Do |
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Still Alive |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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Story Of My Life |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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Story Of My Life |
Greatest Hits
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Story Of My Life |
Social Distortion
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Story Of My Life (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Tainted Love |
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Telling Them |
Mommy's Little Monster
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Telling Them (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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The Ballad Of A Lonely Man |
Recordings Between Then And Now
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The Creeps (I Just Wanna Give You) |
Mommy's Little Monster
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The Creeps (I Just Wanna Give You) (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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This Time Darlin' |
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
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Through These Eyes |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Under My Thumb |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Under My Thumb |
Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)
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Under My Thumb (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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Untitled |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Untitled (Live) |
Live At The Roxy
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When She Begins |
Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell
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When The Angels Sing |
Greatest Hits
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When The Angels Sing |
White Light, White Heat, White Trash
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Winners And Losers |
Sex, Love And Rock N' Roll
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Writing On The Wall |
Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes
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